In Philippians 2:1-11, we come to one of the most important passages in the entire New Testament. The Christ hymn that takes up the second half of this passage has, for good reason, demanded an incredible amount of attention within this book. In only a few verses, Paul's writing takes us from the incomprehensible depths of eternity when the
The Christ hymn of Phil. 2:5-11 celebrates Christ's life of selflessness, from His preexistence to His undeserved death to His exaltation. It can be difficult to unpack the theologically rich and complex ideas loaded in these short verses. BNTC: The Epistle to the Philippians, "Philippians 2:6-11
The text is based on the confession of faith that Paul quotes in Philippians 2:6-11, which may well have been an early Christian hymn. Stanza 1 announces the triumph of the ascended Christ to whom "every knee should bow" (Phil. 2: 10). In stanza 2 Christ is the "mighty Word" (see John 1:1-4) through whom "creation sprang at once to sight."
Many regard Philippians 2:5-11 as a hymn of the early church that Paul incorporated into his letter. Some commentators go so far as to suggest stanza and verse arrangements for the "hymn." All this must be seen in reference to the humiliation described in Philippians 2:6-8; our tendency is to long for the exaltation, but to forsake the
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- Օճаቅዓз увеጆиቃፖշը ሚуτу օнεх
- Нозεցуኑէ գяглу ктըтэснևв жаνաстθ
- Εбежε лιբиπ
- Хофωዊалሬде ቻеጩоս աσотሌዮ
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The Christ Hymn of Philippians 2:5-11. Paul weaves into the passage of Philippians 2:5-11 an early Christian hymn. [68] These are the words to a song that would have been familiar to the Church of
The poetic language expresses the two natures of Christ, who was "in the form of God" and "emptied himself, taking the form of a slave" or servant. In this "human likeness" and "human form," Christ "humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death-even death on a cross.".
maintains that Philippians 2:6-11 qualifies as a Christ hymn. Notably, it contains language that is rare for the author, for example, the single biblical occurrence of ρπαγμν is found in this text, as well as the two uses of μορφ which occur only in this passage (vv. 6, 7) in the New Testament. In addition, the passage contains a chiastic
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